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Gov. grants clemency for Fayetteville teen charged with murder

Anthony Willis, from Fayetteville, was only 16 when investigators accused him of killing shopkeeper Benjamin Miller in 1996. Since his sentence in the 90s, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that life in prison for a teenager is considered cruel and unusual punishment.
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Anthony Willis, from Fayetteville, was only 16 when investigators accused him of killing shopkeeper Benjamin Miller in 1996. Since his sentence in the 90s, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that life in prison for a teenager is considered cruel and unusual punishment.

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Posted 2022-03-11T17:32:50-0500 - Updated 2022-03-12T04:46:00-0500